Clara Boos

1871 - 1944  (72 years)

• Name	Clara Boos
  Born	14 Nov 1871	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Clara Gmelin
  Occupation	1891	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Wool Weaver
  Residence	1891	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-89047
  Died	7 Sep 1944	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Buried	10 Sep 1944	Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I89047	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	George Boos,   b. 12 Jan 1847, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Jul 1934, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Augusta Goldschmidt,   b. 4 Apr 1844, Frederickstadt, Holstein, Germany ,   d. 1 Jan 1919, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Married	15 Jan 1865	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 6, 7, 8]
  Family ID	F23340	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Charles Frederick William "Carl" Gmelin,   b. 13 Dec 1871, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Jan 1940, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 68 years)
  Married	22 Jun 1896	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Eloydia May Gmelin,   b. 11 May 1897, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1962  (Age 64 years)   2. Carl John Andrew Gmelin,   b. 9 Jan 1905, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Jun 1907, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 2 years)   3. Georgina Dorothy Gmelin,   b. 19 Sep 1908, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Jun 1997, Meaford, St. Vincent Twp., Grey Co., Ontario  (Age 88 years)   4. Allen Stewart Gmelin,   b. 17 Aug 1910, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Nov 1991, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F23051	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Mrs. Charles Gmelin One of Preston's well known older residents, Clara Boos, wife of the late Charles Frederick Gmelin, died at the Kintchener-Waterloo hospital at 11 o'clock yesterday morning. In her 73rd year the deceased had been ailing for the past three months. Born in Preston, the late Mrs. Gmelin, with the exception of several years during her childhood, when she lived in Galt, had been a lifelong resident of the municipality and formed a large circle of freinds locally. She was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church and also of the Ladies Aid of that church. Her husband predeceased her nearly five years ago; a brother Arthur Boos of Hespeler predeceased her two years ago; a sister Mrs. Henry Herman of Chicago, predeceased her 10 years ago and a sister Mrs. Nelson Wiscmer, predeceased her a week ago. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. J. W. Danbury of Preston, and Mrs. Herbert Johnston of Toronto; one son, Allan Stuart Gmelin of Preston; one brother, George Boos of Elbow, Sask. Five grandchildren also survive. The late Mrs. Gmelin is resting at the Stager-Pass funeral home, from where the funeral will be held on Sunday, September 10, at 2: 30 p.m. Interment in the Preston cemetery. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 8 Sep 1944 pg 15

  
  

• Sources

  [S204] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1901, Preston (Village) F-2 Page 2. [S297] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1881, Page 44. [S2441] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1891, Section 1 Page 23. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name:Clara Boos Date of Birth:14 Nov 1871 Gender:Female Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:George Boos Mother's name:Augusta Goldschmidt [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link . In Loving Memory/ Clara Boos/ His Beloved Wife/ Nov. 14, 1871/ Sept. 7, 1944/ Thy Will Be Done. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. George Boos Born: Preston Res: Preston Age: 19 Father: George Mother: Elizabeth Born: 1846 Spouse: Anna Gatoschmidt Age: 20 born: Germany Res: Preston Born: 1845 Father: John Mother: Maria Christina married 15 Jan 1865 county: Waterloo [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name:George Boos Age:19 Birth Date:abt 1846 Birth Place:Preston Marriage Date:15 Jan 1865 Marriage County or District:Waterloo Father:George Mother:Elizabeth Spouse:Anna Gatoschmidt Spouse's Age:20 Spouse Birth Date:abt 1845 Spouse Birth Place:Germany Spouse Residence:Preston Spouse Father:John Spouse Mother:Maria Christina Residence:Preston [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 19 Jan 1865. Married 15 Jan 1865 By Rev. Kaessmann, Georg Boos was married to Auguste Goldschmidt, both of Preston.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 14 Nov 1871 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Wool Weaver - 1891 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 22 Jun 1896 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 7 Sep 1944 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 10 Sep 1944 - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth